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World of Warcraft kicks off its yearly harvest festival (which is not a harvest festival)

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It's time for the annual harvest festival in World of Warcraft. Harvest festivals, of course, are a time when everyone comes together as a...
It works!

Grinding Gear Games now has 120 staff members working on Path of Exile

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Let's not mince words: Path of Exile is a success story in the industry, and nowhere is that clearer in its road from inception...
I believe we have a spaceship.

The Daily Grind: Do you think you’ve aged out of MMOs?

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There's this particular template for covering MMORPGs on mainstream gaming websites that I cannot stand: the old "haha, MMOs are weird and old, let's...

EVE Evolved: Two ways that EVE Online’s monetisation could be expanded under Pearl Abyss

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When Pearl Abyss bought out CCP Games last week, the overwhelming message to EVE Online players was that it would be business as usual...

The Daily Grind: Would you rather an MMO be backed by a publisher or investor group?

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Polygon (via Gamasutra) put out a piece last week covering Kowloon Nights, the Hong Kong investment fund that is basically backing a bunch of...

One Shots: Gung-ho Gandalf

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It's one thing to get a stern talking-to, even when you deserve it. It's another thing when that lecture comes from a gruff angel-wizard...
SO many things.

WRUP: A brief rundown on the new version of the site edition

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Why did you pick this new theme? Well, because we never really picked the old theme, we just found something that worked during our month-long melange...

The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to return to an MMO?

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I swear to you, the other night I had a dream in which I was sorting out which MMOs I was going to return...

The Daily Grind: Do you still log in to play MMOs that are scheduled to sunset?

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Last night, I saw a tweet go out from the WildStar account that made me super sad. "It’s show time!" Carbine said. "Sara Conavius...

Riot Games hires former Uber exec to advise on still-raging sexism scandal

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Earlier this week, League of Legends developer Riot Games announced that it has hired the services of former Senior Vice President of Leadership at...
No need to whale about it.

Massively on the Go: Our guide to legendary and EX raiding in Pokemon Go

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It's a bit odd to say this about a Pokemon game, but raiding in Pokemon Go is kind of a big deal. Multiplayer has always been...
Here we go again.

BlizzCon reveals the first digital freebie and prepares for more pre-show build-a-panel fun

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Begun, the BlizzCon has. Sort of. Yesterday's video reveal of what promises to be the first of several virtual freebies from the Virtual Ticket...

The Daily Grind: How much of a historical or lore purist are you in MMOs?

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VG247 put up an interestung piece this week discussing in part the Assassin's Creed franchise, which I realize is not an MMO, but the...
If I had known then what I know now, I... would have felt no different, really, but it might have mitigated stuff.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 186: The perfect storm of MMO news

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's sunset, Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP and EVE Online, the new Lord of the Rings MMO, THQ Nordic's buy-up of 38 Studios MMO Project Copernicus, the Daybreak NantWorks investment/venture, Old School RuneScape, and MMO emulation.
Oh, all right.

RuneScape hits highest sub peak in seven years as Jagex pulls in record financial performance

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If you're not paying attention, you might never realize that RuneScape is still kicking ass and taking names. But the money doesn't lie, and...
Whistle

The Daily Grind: How could WildStar have succeeded?

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Let me tell you, the upcoming demise of WildStar has me really and truly heartsick. Flawed as it was, this was a tremendous MMO...

Global Chat: Why Wizardry Online’s permadeath was a good idea

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Here's an MMO and a feature both long since deceased: Wizardry Online and permadeath. Yet as JVT Workshop argues, it was an underappreciated feature...

EVE Evolved: What could the sale of CCP Games mean for EVE Online?

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Just a few days ago, we awoke to news so unexpected that it made me check I hadn't time-traveled to April 1st: EVE Online...

One Shots: Chocobo chocobo revolution

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Stop it, Final Fantasy XIV. Just... stop it already. Stop being so ridiculously pretty! I don't need readers constantly shoving this game's drool-worthy art style...

The Daily Grind: How patient are you for endgame content in frontloaded MMOs?

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Last week, I ran a Daily Grind asking readers about how patient they are about MMOs that take a looooong time to really hit...

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